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Recognised as Colour

#46A39D

  • #46A39D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#46A39D is a cyan with RGB values 70, 163, 157 and HSL 176°, 40%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#46A39D#46A39D
HEX#46A39D
RGBrgb(70, 163, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6392, 0.6157
RGB percentages27.5%, 63.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(176.1, 39.9%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.1, 57.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK57.1%, 0%, 3.7%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,629,405
CSS custom property--colour: #46A39D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B95C62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9B9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C909Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.4Light seagreen · ΔE 9.7Dark cyan · ΔE 10.3Teal · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3464C
Analogous#46A36F, #467AA3
Triadic#9D46A3, #A39D46
Split complementary#A3467A, #A36E46
Tetradic#6F46A3, #A3464C, #7BA346

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE9E7
Lighter +30%#A8DAD7
Lighter +20%#85CAC6
Lighter +10%#61BBB5
Darker −10%#377F7B
Darker −20%#275C58
Darker −30%#183836
Darker −40%#091414
More saturated +25%#29C0B6
Less saturated −25%#638684

Channel breakdown

R70
G163
B157
Red70 (27.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue176.13°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G A3 · B 9D

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